Family Tree Maker's Genealogy Site: Genealogy Report: Descendants of Thomas Brownell 1535-1602 Updated 2-17-2002

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Descendants of Thomas Brownell 1535-1602 Updated 2-17-2002

Generation No. 1

1. THOMAS -1¹ BROWNELL¹ was born Abt. 1535 in Rotherham, England, and died 1602. He married MARGARET * GILBERT-HAYSE, BROWNELL¹ 20 Oct 1560 in Rotherham, England¹. She was born Abt. 1539 in Rotherham, England, and died 15 Oct 1585.

Notes for THOMAS -1 BROWNELL:
From "The Name and Family of Brownell" compiled by The Media Research
Bureau Washington DC 1110 F St.

The Name and Family of Brownell
The name of Brownell is believed by family historians to have been bestowed upon its first bearer because of his brunette or brownish complexion and to have been adopted as a surname by the sons of one so called. It is found in ancient English and early American records in the various spellings of Brunell, Brunnell, Brunelle, Brunnel, Brunel, Bruneall, Brounell, Brounel, Brownelle, Brownel, Brownill, Braunell, Braunel, Brawnel, Brawnell, Brownall, Brownell, and others, of which the form last mentioned is that most generally found in America today.
It is thought that the family bearing this name in England was originally seated in Derbyshire, although the ancient records of this line are not in evidence. Branches of the family spread at early dates to London, Yorkshire, Warwickshire, and other parts of the British Isles and were, for the most part, of the noble and landed classes of Great Britain.

Children of THOMAS BROWNELL and MARGARET GILBERT-HAYSE are:

	i.	WILLIAM² BROWNELL¹, b. 1574, Rotherham, Yorkshire, England¹; m. ANN BREARELAY, BROWNELL, 14 Oct 1610, Yorkshire, England; b. Abt. 1574.
2.	ii.	ROBERT -2 BROWNELL, b. 1576, Yorkshire, England.
	iii.	ROWLAND BROWNELL¹, b. 12 Jan 1577/78, Rotherham, England¹; m. (1) DOROTHY GREEN, BROWNELL¹, 20 Feb 1601/02, Rotherham, England¹; b. Abt. 1582, Rotherham, England; m. (2) ELIZABETH BROOKE, BROWNELL, 29 May 1619, England; b. Abt. 1580, England.

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